Furkating College - [FC]

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Furkating College was constituted on 12/01/2004 Right from its establishment it has been involved in maintaining quality in different domains for the overall development of the institution.

The IQAC plans institutionalization of a number of quality assurance strategies and executes them accordingly. Some of those strategies at the beginning of the 4th cycle period include computerization of the academic as well administrative activities, awareness programmes on various issues of social relevance, more extension activities and outreach programmes, mandatory use of ICT in classroom teaching, monthly Appraisal Meetings of IQAC etc.

The IQAC has devised several mechanisms to review the effectiveness of the teaching-learning process. Adequate classrooms, quality instruments and equipment in the laboratories, mandatory use of ICT in classroom teaching, adequate books in the library, adequate number of computers in the lab, internet facility are some of the infrastructural facilities provided by the institution for assuring quality in the teaching-learning process. The IQAC reviews the activities carried out by different committees in its monthly Appraisal Meetings and suggests changes if any, so that the effectiveness of teaching-learning process is further enhanced.

The college has continued to move towards excellence also in the 4th cycle of accreditation by adopting some quality initiatives by the IQAC and implementing them successfully as well. Some of the quality initiatives both in the academic as well as in the administrative domain are mentioned here.

Title of the practice: NAAC Assessment at the scheduled time.

Objectives of the practice: Assessment & accreditation by NAAC at the scheduled time has been considered as one of the two best practices by the college. It applies for NAAC Assessment within the validity period with the following objectives:

As the vision of the institution is ‘Preparing the learner for knowledge society and strengthening socio-economic base of the surrounding areas through quality higher education’, it tries to attain this goal by ensuring dynamism to the institution. And to bring this dynamism, the institution, in spite of having a number of limitations, invites NAAC for assessment within the time limit. As NAAC sets quality benchmark for various activities, the institution tries to carry out its day-to-day activities as per NAAC guidelines with a view to achieving its goals. In carrying out its day-to-day activities those activities leading to quality enhancement get priority.

The college was obtained UGC 12 (B) status in 2002. Prior to this there was no development in real sense. Internally there was no source to raise fund for development & the college was not eligible to apply for UGC fund .At that time infrastructure of the college was too poor to meet even classroom requirement of students. The college could not think of providing other amenities. During that period the college had to face two main problems- lack of fund for infrastructure development & lack of academic administrator to guide the institute . The college had to look for an alternative to pave its way for development. So, in 2003 the college took a bold decision to invite NAAC with the objective to prepare a road map of the college with the recommendation of academic expert of NAAC. Although the outcome of that assessment was C++, it could understand its strengths, weaknesses and also its opportunities in its way ahead. With the same spirit, the college invited NAAC for 2nd & 3rd Cycle Assessment in 2010 & 2016 respectively. In 2nd Cycle the college was placed in B grade (CGPA 2.63) & in 3rd Cycle assessment in B++ grade (CGPA 2.76). Gradual improvement in the outcome of NAAC assessment shows that overall quality of the institution has improved during the period.